Serving Victoria : life in the royal household

Hubbard, Kate.

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Serving Victoria follows the lives of six members of her household, from the governess to the royal children, from her maid of honor to her chaplain and her personal physician -- Front jacket flap.

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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 Employees

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ISBN:

9780701183684 (hbk.)
9780062269911
0701183683 (hbk.)

Edition:

1st U.S. ed

Description:

xii, 417 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-396) and index

Contents:

Pt. 1: 'A queen is a very happy woman'. Windsor 1838 ; A scandal and a crisis ; 'Love rules the court' ; Sarah Lyttelton: superintendent of the nursery ; Charlotte Canning: lady of the bedchamber ; 'Gone afloat' ; Osborne ; In the highlands ; 'The object of education' ; Departures ; Mary Ponsonby: maid-of-honour ; Glimpses of abroad ; Three deaths
Pt. 2: 'My heart is utterly and completely broken'. 'Someone to lean on' ; Henry Ponsonby: private secretary ; Balmorality ; Eastern Questions and domestic affairs ; James Reid: resident medical attendant ; Randall Davidson: dean of Windsor ; Spring holidays ; Household bothers ; The year of the Munshi ; Accommodating Bipps ; 'A last look' ; Postscript: After Victoria

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901725

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